The News

March 9, 2010
I've been accepted into the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adult program!  My first residency will begin this July.

October 3, 2009
I attended the SCBWI-OC Editor’s Day held at the Santa Ana Zoo.  The speakers were Editor Jessica Garrison, Dial Books for Young Readers, Senior Editor AnnMarie Harris, Scholastic Paperbacks, Assistant Editor Kate Angelella, Aladdin Books/Simon & Schuster, Author Alexandria LaFaye, Screenwriter Michael Mahin, Author Nancy Sanders, and Author/Illustrator J. H. Everett.  The setting was fun and the speakers were inspirational.  It was also nice to mingle with other OC writers.

August 20-23, 2009
The Pacific Coast Children’s Writers Workshop (PCCWW) was fabulous.  Faculty members Erin Clarke (Knopf/Random House), Stephen Fraser (Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), and Marion Dane Bauer (Award-winning Author) coached us on Voice.  I also enjoyed spending time with writer friends Sheryl Scarborough and Cara King in our beach condo.  You can read more on my blog, and view photos here.

August 8, 2009
I attended the SCBWI Summer Conference (Saturday only).  As usual, the speakers were inspiring and informative.  Though I’ll admit one of the highlights for me is to spend time with friends who love children’s books as much as I do.  Please check out my blog for detailed notes of the sessions I attended.

I also attended a meet-and-greet for clients of Jamie Weiss Chilton and Caryn Wiseman.  The setting (a nearby park) was refreshing, and it was nice to chat with writers and illustrators also represented by the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

July 26, 2009
My husband and I attended Comic-Con in San Diego.  It was fantastic being surrounded by people who really love fantasy.

July 6-10, 2009
YA writer friends and fellow Andrea Brown Lit Agency sisters Sheryl Scarborough, Jennifer Bosworth, and Edith Cohn and I rented a beach house in Port Hueneme this week.  We had a fantastic time working on our individual projects by day, and then talking over glasses of wine at night.  You can read more on my blog.

May 20, 2009
I officially signed with agent Jamie Weiss Chilton of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!